Apparently we have new regulations that came into effect May 1, 2010 with one of the requirements being that optometrists include the pupillary distance as part of the prescription.
Received my new prescription but did not look at it until i got home and found that they had not included this information. When i phoned the office to ask about it i was told that the optometrist does not need that information for his records so they do not do it and if i wanted it done i would have to go to a glass store. they also mentioned they did not have the required equipment to do it. I then mentioned that i thought the new regulations were supposed to have started at the beginning of this month, she then told me that they don't have the required equipment YET. It seems that they are counting on people to not know about the new regulations so they don't have to comply with them, the regulations have been put in place to make it easier to purchase prescription glasses from online retailers which would take money out of the pocket of the glass store owners, who in many cases are also optometrists. Sent an email to the BC association of Optometrists to see what they have to say about this as well as my local MLA. Adnre -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en
